Maryland SB 847: Higher Education - Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup (Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students Act)

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SENATE BILL 847 
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By: Senator Hettleman 
Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2025 
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment 
 
A BILL ENTITLED 
 
AN ACT concerning 1 
 
Higher Education – Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies and Workgroup  2 
(Maryland Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University 3 
Students Act) 4 
 
FOR the purpose of requiring institutions of higher education to adopt and enforce certain 5 
policies  regarding  antihate  and  antidiscrimination  and  time,  place,  and  manner 6 
requirements  for  expressive  conduct  for  certain  individuals  at  the  institution; 7 
requiring institutions of higher education to conduct certain meetings with certain 8 
approved  student  organizations  for  a  certain  purpose;  establishing  the  Campus 9 
Community    Grant    Program;    establishing    the    Workgroup    on    Combating 10 
Antisemitism,  Islamophobia,  and  Other  Forms  of  Racial,  Ethnic,  and  Religious 11 
Violence,  Harassment,  and  Intimidation;  and  generally  relating  to  antihate  and 12 
antidiscrimination policies at institutions of higher education. 13 
 
BY adding to 14 
 Article – Education 15 
Section  11–2001  through  11–2006  to  be  under  the  new  subtitle  “Subtitle  20.  16 
Antihate and Antidiscrimination Policies” 17 
 Annotated Code of Maryland 18 
 (2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19 
 
 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20 
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21 
 
Article – Education 22 
 
SUBTITLE 20. ANTIHATE AND ANTIDISCRIMINATION POLICIES. 23 
 
11–2001. 24 
 

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 (A) (1) THE   GOVERNING   BODY   OF EACH   INSTITUTION   OF HIGHER 1 
EDUCATION SHALL ADOPT, ENFORCE, AND SUBMIT TO THE COMMISSION A POLICY 2 
TO  ADDRESS  RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND  RELIGIOUS  VIOLENCE, HARASSMENT, AND 3 
INTIMIDATION AT THE INSTITUTION. 4 
 
  (2) THE    POLICY    ADOPTED    UNDER    PARAGRAPH (1) OF    THIS 5 
SUBSECTION SHALL APPLY TO EACH STUDENT, FACULTY MEMBER, ADMINISTRATOR, 6 
AND  EMPLOYEE  OF  THE INSTITUTION  AND  INFORM  THE STUDENTS, FACULTY 7 
MEMBERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND  EMPLOYEES  OF  THEIR  RIGHTS  AND  DUTIES 8 
UNDER THE POLICY. 9 
 
 (B) THE POLICY ADOPTED UNDER SUBSECTION (A) OF THIS SECTION SHALL 10 
INCLUDE: 11 
 
  (1) TRAINING   PROVIDED   BY THE   INSTITUTION  TO  ALL  FACULTY 12 
MEMBERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND EMPLOYEES ON: 13 
 
   (I) APPROPRIATE    RESPONSES TO    HATE    INCIDENTS    OR 14 
INCIDENTS OF VIOLENCE, HARASSMENT, OR INTIMIDATION THAT OCCUR DURING A 15 
CLASS OR AN EVENT HELD AT THE INSTITUTION AT THE TIME AN INCIDENT OCCURS; 16 
AND 17 
 
   (II) PROCEDURES   FOR   INITIATING, FILING, INVESTIGATING, 18 
AND  ADJUDICATING  COMPLAINTS  AND  ALLEGATIONS  OF  RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND 19 
RELIGIOUS  VIOLENCE, HARASSMENT, OR  INTIMIDATION  AGAINST  ANY  STUDENT, 20 
FACULTY MEMBER, ADMINISTRATOR, OR EMPLOYEE; AND 21 
 
  (2) A COMPLAINT, ADJUDICATION, AND  DISCIPLINARY  PROCEDURE, 22 
INCLUDING: 23 
 
   (I) AN OPTION TO SUBMIT COMPLAINTS AND REPORT THREATS 24 
ANONYMOUSLY; 25 
 
   (II) DISCIPLINARY  ACTIONS THAT  MAY  BE  TAKEN  AFTER  AN 26 
INVESTIGATION IS CONDUCTED; AND 27 
 
   (III) THE   COMMUNICATIONS   THAT   MUST   BE   MADE   AT   THE 28 
CONCLUSION   OF   THE   COMPLAINT   ADJUDICATION PROCESS, REGARDLESS   OF 29 
WHETHER  DISCIPLINARY ACTION  IS  TAKEN  AGAINST  AN  INDIVIDUAL  THAT  IS  THE 30 
SUBJECT   OF   A   COMPLAINT, INCLUDING   EDUCATIONAL   INFORMATION   ON   THE 31 
INSTITUTION’S   POLICY   AGAINST   RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND   RELIGIOUS   VIOLENCE, 32 
HARASSMENT, AND INTIMIDATION. 33 
 

 SENATE BILL 847 3 
 
 
11–2002. 1 
 
 (A) THE  GOVERNING  BODY  OF EACH  INSTITUTION  OF HIGHER EDUCATION 2 
SHALL ADOPT AND PUBLISH ON ITS WEBSITE A TIME, PLACE, AND MANNER POLICY 3 
FOR     THE     EXPRESSIVE     ACTIVITIES     OF     STUDENTS, FACULTY     MEMBERS, 4 
ADMINISTRATORS, AND EMPLOYEES AT THE INSTITUTION. 5 
 
 (B) THE  POLICY  REQUIRED  UNDER  SUBSECTION (A) OF  THIS  SECTION 6 
SHALL INCLUDE PROCEDURES FOR: 7 
 
  (1) INSTITUTIONAL PREPARATION FOR AND RESPONSE TO 8 
EXPRESSIVE  ACTIVITY ON CAMPUS  THAT  DISRUPTS EDUCATIONAL  ACTIVITIES  OR 9 
THREATENS PUBLIC SAFETY; 10 
 
  (2) NOTIFYING  THE  CAMPUS COMMUNITY  ABOUT  ANY DISRUPTIONS 11 
TO EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OR THREATS TO PUBLIC SAFETY; AND 12 
 
  (3) INVOLVING  ITS  CAMPUS SECURITY  OR  POLICE  FORCE  OR  LAW 13 
ENFORCEMENT IN RESPONSE TO SIGNIFICANT DISRUPTIONS. 14 
 
 (C) EACH  INSTITUTION  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION  SHALL  ENSURE  THAT  ITS 15 
CAMPUS    SECURITY    OR    POLICE    FORCE    COLLABORATE    WITH    LOCAL    LAW 16 
ENFORCEMENT, THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE, AND  STUDENT  COMMUNITIES  OR 17 
ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SECURITY FOR APPROVED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS 18 
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